Capital Strategies Captures Two Top Industry Honors

Contact: Ken Eudy
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Raleigh, N.C. - PRWeek, the public relations industry's leading publication, has selected Capital Strategies as a finalist for its 2002 Mid-Sized Agency of the Year award. The national award is based on an assessment of agencies' innovation, creativity and financial growth.

The other four finalists are Dome Communications in Chicago; Carmichael Lynch Spong in Minneapolis; Lane Marketing Communications in Portland, Ore.; and Vanguard Communications in Denver, Colo.

The award winner will be announced at the annual PRWeek Awards Gala in New York City in March.

And for the second straight year, the Holmes Report has ranked Capital Strategies as one of the Top 25 Agencies to Work For in the nation. Employees of public relations firms nationwide completed an online survey upon which the rankings are based. Survey questions addressed firm culture, trust in management, compensation and client service.

"We are proud of the successes we accomplished in partnership with our clients in 2002, and are extremely pleased that the smart and diligent work of our employees has been recognized by our industry's leading publications," said Ken Eudy, CEO.

Capital Strategies, a full-service public relations, public affairs, marketing communications and design firm located in Raleigh, has 50 employees. Founded in 1994, the agency's clients include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Progress Energy, Deloitte Consulting, Lowe's Home Improvement, Amerix Corp., Kindermusik International, First Charter, CT Communications and the State Library of North Carolina.

Capital Strategies' services include crisis communications, media relations, grassroots public affairs campaigns, brand development, Precision Marketing, graphic design and Web development.